Cafe Mexicano

Name: Cafe Mexicano
Ingredients: 8 cups cold water; 1 cup dark brown sugar packed; 1 ounce baking chocolate finly chopped; 2 whole cloves; 1 cinnamon stick broken in half; 1 cup ground coffee; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 cup brandy; 8 teaspoons coffee liqueur

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

8 cups cold water
1 cup dark brown sugar packed
1 ounce baking chocolate finly chopped
2 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick broken in half
1 cup ground coffee
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup brandy
8 teaspoons coffee liqueur

Directions

1

Heat water, brown sugar, chocolate, cloves, and cinnamon to boiling in 3-quart saucepan; reduce heat.
2

Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Stir in coffee.
3

Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes.
4

Stir in vanilla. Strain coffee through 4 thicknesses of cheesecloth.
5

Stir in brandy; pour coffee into cups or mugs. Top each with whipped cream and 1 T liqueur. Garnish with cinnamon stick, if desired.
6

CAFE DIABLO: Prepare Cafe Mexicano; keep hot in saucepan after straining. Heat brandy just until warm in small, long-handled saucepan. Remove from heat; ignite. Pour flaming brandy over coffee. Allow flame to burn out; stir. Pour coffee into cups or mugs. Top each with whipped cream and 1 T liqueur. Garnish with cinnamon stick, if desired.